Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-08-05
BLOOM WITHOUT COSMETICS.
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New Way of bringing Roses to Fair Cheeks.

neat little house on Pine street moi
far west Of Broad, has been. for some
time past, the object of considerable at
tention among the residents of that
nciBhDorhood. The suspicion arose from
me lact That every day the house is
Visltcd by quite number of ladies
ranging in age from sixteen to sixty.
lhe parlor of the house is occupied as an
Office by young physician 1t has lately
been discovered that he is engaged in a
most remarkable business.
10 one OF the visitors Ncws-gathcrer
IS lndcbtod for an explanation of a secret.
whlch the majority Of many rosy
checked maidcns who promenade Chest
nut street would prefer to remain un-
discovered. The visits of the young
ladies' to tho doctor are for no other pur-
pose than to get IL healthy color; not
painted, but genuine healthy color.
A News gathercr was fortunate
enough to have, through the courtesy of
the producer of the i" rosy blush" an
opportunity of witnessing the operation
~ which tho checks are bcautiled and to
near the doctors account of how he came
TO Introduce the new method of an arti-
fetal bloom OF health in female faces.
1t takes from three to five visits to
make the "rose" permanent. The treat
mcnt is painless and the girls seem rather
to enjoy it.
The young lady who was being oper-
atcd upon during the reporters visit was
pale-chcckcd lass from uptown, whose
face needed but the roses to mako her
interesting. She was undergoing the
first course. Under The impression that
inc visitor was student she made no
objection to his presence.
Tho Gnatnr hnfyo,,
soft, dry towel, with which he rubbed
both checks of the patient until they
glowed. Then he alternately patted and
rubbed the cheeks with his bare hands
until the blood was brought sufficiently
near the surface to make the girl look as
II she had been standing over hot fire
cooking Christmas dinner
After rest of ten minutes the process
was renewed, and before that was over
there was spot on each check that
glowed like a burning coal This had to
be toned down, and the toning was done
by application of an ointment rubbed into
the skin with piece of soft shccpskin,
SO that when this was done the young
lady, who came in palo-checked and col
orloss, left the Office witha pair of roses
that will be the admiration and envy oil
her unintlntcd companions. This pro
co'o9 40 cpiitiilucu 1OI ScNcFttl successive
days until the bloom becomes permanent.
II have a very extensive practice
said the bloom producer, "and they como
from all sections of the city. l am think
ing OF opening an office in New York.
discovered the method accidentally. NJ
sister had a pale colorless face and she
frequently lamentod that fact. Several
times | made her checks red By rubbing
them, and found that they at last re-
tanned their color. She was gratificd
with the result and had me put rosy
checks on several of her girl friends.
LAS was physician without prac-
tice the idea struck me that l could make
money by that means, SO established an
Office and now have more patrons thar
can attend to. / have an awful lot OF
old maids, from whom the bloom OF
youth has faded, coming to have thor
checks blush again.
Bruncttcs require the most work, as
the blood must be brought very close to
the surface to show through their dark
skin. Blondes require the greatest care,
as there is danger OF making them look
IKE cooks, with too much color. have
become such IN expert that can just
catch the right sha,lc to suit the com
pleXion. = Philadelphia News.